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A detained defendant accused of a felony listed in Code of Criminal Procedure Article 42A.054 will be considered for release on personal bond or reduced bail if the Criminal District Attorney is not ready for trial within 45 days of detention.

Pursuant to Amended Joint Order Regarding Detention of Individuals Pending Filing of Charges (TAT #2005-000,344), a defendant who is detained in jail pending trial of an accusation against him will be considered for release either on personal bond or by reducing the amount of bail required if the Criminal District Attorney is not ready for trial of the criminal action for which he is being detained within: Forty-five (45) days from the date of detention if the individual is accused of a felony listed in Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 42A.054.

A detained defendant accused of a Class A misdemeanor will be considered for release on personal bond or reduced bail if the Criminal District Attorney is not ready for trial within 15 days of detention.

Pursuant to Amended Joint Order Regarding Detention of Individuals Pending Filing of Charges (TAT #2005-000,344), a defendant who is detained in jail pending trial of an accusation against him will be considered for release either on personal bond or by reducing the amount of bail required if the Criminal District Attorney is not ready for trial of the criminal action for which he is being detained within: Fifteen (15) days from the date of detention if the individual is accused of a Class A misdemeanor.

If counsel agree on the scheduling order’s content and deadlines, the first-named plaintiff must submit it within 30 days of the first answer, subject to court approval.

If counsel agree on content and deadline dates, the Plaintiff named first in the lawsuit shall submit a scheduling order to the Court within thirty (30) days from the first answer date, subject to Court approval.

Should the parties agree to use a selected neutral for this case, they shall notify the ODR and Court within seven (7) days of naming a neutral of their choice.

Should the parties agree to use a selected neutral for this case, they shall notify the ODR and Court within seven (7) days of naming a neutral of their choice.

Counsel must confer about the scheduling order within 45 days of the first answer.

Within forty-five (45) days from the date of the first answer in a case, counsel must confer as to the content of a scheduling order.

Deadline

24 hours

A misdemeanor arrestee must be brought before a magistrate without unnecessary delay and no later than 24 hours after arrest.

The arresting officer, or the person having custody of the arrestee, shall ensure that every arrestee be brought before a magistrate without unnecessary delay, but not later than twenty-four (24) hours after the person is arrested for a misdemeanor offense or forty-eight (48) hours after the person is arrested for a felony offense.

ADR must be completed no later than 30 days before trial.

B.2. ADR shall be completed no later than thirty (30) days before trial.

Felony Arraignments will be held within ten (14) days of indictment.

Felony Arraignments will be held within ten (14) days of indictment.

If counsel agree on the scheduling order’s content and deadlines, the first-named plaintiff must submit it within 40 days of the first answer, subject to court approval.

If counsel agree on content and deadline dates, the Plaintiff named first in the lawsuit shall submit a scheduling order to the Court within forty (40) days from the first answer date, subject to Court approval.

Deadline

1 business days

Counsel must be appointed to indigent defendants as soon as possible and by the end of the first business day after receipt of the request, whether or not the case has been filed.

Counsel shall be appointed as soon as possible to indigent defendants but no later than the end of the first business day after the date on which the court or the court’s designee receives the defendant’s request for court appointed counsel. Business day means Monday through Friday, excluding official state or local holidays. Counsel must be appointed to indigent defendants whether or not a case has been filed in the trial court.

The first meaningful event in a felony case will be held within 30 to 60 days after arraignment.

The first meaningful event 1 in felony cases will be held within thirty (30) to sixty (60) days of the arraignment.

Criminal cases

If charges are not filed within 15 days of detention for a Class A misdemeanor, the individual will be considered for pretrial release or a reduction in bail.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED an individual detained in jail pending the filing of formal charges will be considered for pretrial release bond or by reducing the amount of bail required, if the State does not file charges on the offense(s) for the which the individual is detained within: 3) 15 days from the date of detention if the individual is accused of a Class A misdemeanor

The seminar must be initiated within 30 days from the answer date.

The seminar shall be initiated within thirty (30) days from the answer date,

Deadline

1 business days

The Criminal District Attorney’s office must prepare required post-trial paperwork and present it to the Court for signature within one business day after trial.

Within one business day following a trial, the Criminal District Attorney’s office will prepare any required paperwork (i.e., judgment of guilt, judgment of not guilty, etc.) and present all such paperwork to the Court for signature.

The attendance certificate must be filed before the final hearing.

Each party completing the seminar shall be provided with a certificate of attendance which that party shall present to the Court prior to final hearing of the case by filing a copy of the same in the case with the District Clerk.

A detained defendant accused of a felony not included in the preceding category will be considered for release on personal bond or reduced bail if the Criminal District Attorney is not ready for trial within 30 days of detention.

Pursuant to Amended Joint Order Regarding Detention of Individuals Pending Filing of Charges (TAT #2005-000,344), a defendant who is detained in jail pending trial of an accusation against him will be considered for release either on personal bond or by reducing the amount of bail required if the Criminal District Attorney is not ready for trial of the criminal action for which he is being detained within: Thirty (30) days from the date of detention if the individual is accused of any felony other than those included above.

Within thirty (30) days from the date of the first answer in a case, counsel must confer as to the content of a scheduling order.

Within thirty (30) days from the date of the first answer in a case, counsel must confer as to the content of a scheduling order.

Criminal cases

If charges are not filed within 30 days of detention for another felony, the individual will be considered for pretrial release or a reduction in bail.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED an individual detained in jail pending the filing of formal charges will be considered for pretrial release bond or by reducing the amount of bail required, if the State does not file charges on the offense(s) for the which the individual is detained within: 2) 30 days from the date of detention if the individual is accused of any felony other than those excluded by the previous section;

If counsel agree on the scheduling order’s content and deadlines, the first-named plaintiff or petitioner must submit it within 40 days from the first answer date, subject to Court approval.

If counsel agree on content and deadline dates, the plaintiff/petitioner named first in the lawsuit shall submit a scheduling order to the Court within forty (40) days from the first answer date, subject to Court approval.

Evidence of seminar completion must be filed at least seven days before the final hearing.

evidence of completion filed with the Court at least seven (7) days prior to the final hearing.

Criminal cases

If charges are not filed within 45 days of detention for a felony listed in Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.054, the individual will be considered for pretrial release or a reduction in bail.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED an individual detained in jail pending the filing of formal charges will be considered for pretrial release bond or by reducing the amount of bail required, if the State does not file charges on the offense(s) for the which the individual is detained within: 1) 45 days from the date of detention if the individual is accused of a felony listed in Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.054

In the discretion of the Courts, and pursuant to Rule 1(a) of the Regional Rules of Administration for the Ninth Administrative Judicial Region cases will be set for trial within 180 days from the date of indictment or information except for good cause shown.

In the discretion of the Courts, and pursuant to Rule 1(a) of the Regional Rules of Administration for the Ninth Administrative Judicial Region cases will be set for trial within 180 days from the date of indictment or information except for good cause shown.

A party must file an objection by the 10th day after receiving notice that the associate judge will hear the trial; if an objection is filed, the referring court must hear the trial or preside at the jury trial.

(c) A party must file an objection to an associate judge hearing a trial on the merits or presiding at a jury trial not later than the 10th day after the date the party receives notice that the associate judge will hear the trial. If an objection is filed, the referring court shall hear the trial on the merits or preside at a jury trial.

Civil cases

The order takes effect when the original petition is filed, remains a temporary restraining order for fourteen days after service, and continues as a temporary injunction if no party contests it within that period.

This order is effective upon the filing of the original petition and shall remain in full force and effect as a temporary restraining order for fourteen days after the date of service of the original petition. If no party contests this order within fourteen days after the date of service of the original petition, this order shall continue in full force and effect as a temporary injunction until further order of this court.

Counsel must confer about the scheduling order within 20 days of the first answer.

Within twenty (20) days from the date of the first answer in a case, counsel must confer as to the content of a scheduling order.

If counsel agree on the scheduling order’s content and deadlines, the first-named plaintiff must submit it within 60 days of the first answer, subject to court approval.

If counsel agree on content and deadline dates, the Plaintiff named first in the lawsuit shall submit a scheduling order to the Court within sixty (60) days from the first answer date, subject to Court approval.

Misdemeanor arraignments will be held within 30 days after the complaint.

Misdemeanor Arraignments will be held within thirty (30) days of complaint.